Oh, how I would have loved to have slept in today. I could have stayed up a lot later last night. And when my alarm was going off, I was so comfortable in my bed, I didn't want to get up at all.
But poor Hedwig was sick! (ok, I know it's been awhile, but Hedwig is my car, the purple Saturn, in case you forgot.) Last winter, it was cold, as winter is want to be. And sometimes it was so cold there was ice. And sometimes the ice was on the windshield of my car. And sometimes the presence of that ice would cause the windshield wipers to freeze to the windshield. And since the de-icing spray does not spray before the wipers start to go, the driver's side wiper doesn't go, because it is frozen to the windshield. This caused the wiper to not go even when there is no ice to hold it down. Or, sometimes it would go, but slower and out of step and get caught on the passenger side wiper. And this is the house that Jack built.
I've had my regular mechanic order a part and 'fix' it, but it happened again. Two rain storms ago, the wipers tripped over each other so bad that they got stuck in an X position across my windshield. You can see that this is not a good thing, and very not good since the cold winter is approaching and I will need wipers I can rely on.
So I got up bright and early on a Saturday to bring my little car to the dealer. I always dread going to the dealer because everything is more expensive. But I packed up my laptop and my pocket PC and my mp3 player, and got there promptly at 0809 to give them my keys and tell them to fix the wipers.
Three hours and $85 later, they were done. The motor unit was fine, it just needed a little adjustment. Honestly, this is what I was hoping for. I was expecting they were going to need some expensive part and the whole thing would cost $300 or more to fix and I would be there for 5 hours, but hoping it was just a little adjustment and everything would be back to neat. Go dealer!
They actually make it very nice. There's coffee and donuts and WiFi and desks and TV and comfy chairs, and all the new models of Saturns to look at. The folding keyboard on my pocket PC drew a lot of attention. I barely noticed the 3 hours I spent there, but that's really because I brought plenty to keep me occupied. Then dad came up and we went to lunch and here I am.
Still wishing I could have slept in, but very glad that the dealer says my car is fine. I can't really test it because it's not raining, but I will be armed this winter with a nice can of de-icer. I will spray those wipers down before I try to move them! HaHa!
By the way, I don't think I said this last month:
NO MORE CAR PAYMENT!! YAHOO!! MY CAR IS MINE!! MUAHAHAHA!!
No nap for me, it's time to go shopping!
Oh no! - 31 Amigurumi in October Continued
6 years ago
2 comments :
Yay shopping! My car (because it's not Glen's) became mine in June of 2004. Oh how I LOVE that we don't have to pay on it anymore. Notice how I call it my car but say WE don't have to pay. HAHAHA I have to help pay for his schooling that I never got!
Anyway, I completely dislike how long it can take to get your car fixed. We made the mistake of going for a small fix once and had to spend, oh I don't know, 5 hours at the car-fixer-upper place! We had to go buy lunch next door at Sonic and were not pleased.
Anyway, have a beautifully wonderful Saturday! We'll be cleaning to prepare for the In-laws.
Love,
Willow
I actually ended up not going shopping and taking that nap. My mom had to work early this morning (sometimes OT is not so good) so we both would rather have the sleep. There's always tomorrow for shopping. We've got a Chico's coupon to use!
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